"We do not refuse allies on the open steppe, the wind bites harder than any rival clan. As for others meddling? No hoof prints point to treachery. No stolen blades left in the dirt, no poison in the grazing lands. Only the river whispers lies... and our heir is gone."
The nomads are basically...
"Yes, we still have the crop back at camp. We have some money, but even us can't afford the services of many Princes of the earth."
It looks the nomads are assuming your group are some Dragon-Blooded, judging by your group panoply (Artifact armors and weapons)
"Three nights past, under a moon so full it bruised the sky, young Jalal rode out to count the herds.
We found his mare at dawn...still saddled, still warm, grazing by the river’s edge like nothing was amiss. But the boy? Gone.
No hoof prints led away. No blade-marks scored the earth. Just...
Short version when you make or create an Exigent you are going to need the following:
-The Purview of the God you took inspiration from.
-The personality of the God.
-The reason why the Exigent was made.
-The person who becomes the Exigent.
You need to come up with anima powers and potentially...
This part, you would have to investigate. There are many clans in the Dehlzhan. Mostly the biggest different, you have the nomadic dehlzhan and the urban ones (that live in Chiaroscuro).
Established, but you can do some backstory flashback or talk more about history during gameplay.
They are mostly just influential locally (here on the grasslands), I mean you could roll to know more about the Nomadic Dehlzhan clans but it something most people in the south know (Difficulty 1) pretty much.
Reading Intentions:
Each side wants their youth returned, they believe the other side is responsible.
Jin Shi gets closer and takes the scent of the scarf in mind. Will be useful in tracking later.
I would recommend one OX-Body or a defensive spell (Like Invulnerable Skin of Bronze) but this is just a suggestion, just for some extra protection. @EbonChevalier
Silent Bearer of Witness moved before the clans could draw blood. His offer to mediate hung in the air like a blade hesitant, dangerous.
Then a man shoved forward from the Hyderi ranks. Dhaki. His fingers trembled around a scrap of fabric, knuckles white. Evidence.
"Only the Zaidi have the...
I know Ebon and QuickmasherExe are not ready yet but figured might as well get started main thread is up. We will go a bit slow at the beginning to make sure the circle is ready, beyond that, lets get started:
https://www.rpnation.com/threads/exalted-3e-sandsong-chapter-1.557392/
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The coastal region of the South hosts rich city-states dominated by tyrants and in turn serve the Realm. Southeast of Chiaroscuro, the city of Vermillion glass, on hilly grasslands, your circle has run into Ghadan. Camels, horses, herd goats, and cows are all being shepherds by the...
It doesn't affect character creation but should make for a smoother experience in gameplay, updated in the first post:
Crucible of Legends Menu:
Even Easier Stunts (p. 70)
One-Roll Resolution (p. 72)
Optional Death (p. 73)
Naval Combat Adjustments (p. 73-74)
Gambit Adjustments (p. 74)
Teamwork...
Technically, heart blood merit doesn't give any prominent figure, just animals...unless you mean Stolen faces merit? The Stolen faces merit is either many human shapes of no particular social standing or one per dot for a shape with a figure that has either a social, economic or political...